Prof. George Edward Challenger — The Lost World Character Profile

About Prof. George Edward Challenger

Celebrated biologist and expedition leader who discovers living dinosaurs on the Amazon plateau. He organizes the second journey, guides the group through extreme hazards, and ultimately secures a live T. rex egg to bring back to London.

Character Facts

Played by

Claude Rains

Appears in

The Lost World (1960)

Role

Supporting

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